Employment

A reasonable accommodation is a change in the work environment or in work processes that enables a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities.  The accommodation must be effective in meeting the needs of the individual by addressing the barrier created by the functional limitations and must not impose an undue hardship on the employer. Once a need for reasonable accommodation arises, the law requires an employer to engage the employee in a timely, good faith, interactive process to determine how to overcome the job-related limitations.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION

• • Learn how disability laws support equal employment opportunity and walk through each step of the interactive process by reviewing the Steps of the Reasonable Accommodation Process.

DISABILITY COORDINATOR

• • Department supervisors and managers should contact their Department Disability Coordinator or Department Personnel Director. A list of department coordinators is available on the Personnel Department's intra/internet:  Department Coordinators - Contact List

CITYWIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION COORDINATOR

• • For questions regarding the City policies and procedures with respect to reasonable accommodations please contact the Citywide Reasonable Accommodations Support Specialist Casey Powell by phone at (213) 473-9182 or email at casey.powell@lacity.org.  

CITYWIDE PLACEMENT OFFICER

• • For questions or referrals regarding placement of employees with work restrictions into jobs citywide please contact per.placement@lacity.org.

OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

• • Departments should contact the Office of the City Attorney for legal advice.